Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21
FHE BURNED STEAMER.
Mere Details Of the Burned
City OF Montreal.
TIE sERMAn eaBLE LETTER


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MONTREAL.
LoxpoN. Aag. 1o.--Whan q beeaim.
apparsnf that 4 waa inaDosslbls % sInVI
/ l1e snip, q momeniary panio ensuad
eeuGefa and oFew rot into them. Thi
l1ned. This oun1atned iwo n1e8araa
two seaman and seven uaassnasrs. an1
there ID but little dauht that the whoIs
boat load psFished. ThIn partsenla1
boat did not eoutain 8 fun crew, and
left the Montreal against the espsain'1
orders, aa there wna time 10 take many
more In 4. ne survivors cousldeF -
fate Of the oee1pants af the lost boat q
judemsnt for thsiF o0uardios.
nEscuzD All RKnua.
A bark vas sighted shortly after the
boats left the steamer, and the Grew
we're preparing 10 pick up the survivors
when the steamer York City, attracted
By the hanes Of the burning yesaaH
which vas shooting np 100 fest in air
bore down, and with difficulty took all
hands on board. The rescued reOpIe
wefe treated with the utmost kindness
by the captain and crew Of the YORK
CITY, and the passengers speak With
feeling Of the confederation which vas
accorded them. The York City pro-
oeeded 90 London, after landing the
MontreaPs passengers at Queeuntown.
The survivors are unanimous IN de-
elaFina that the ofiiaeFs sne Grew Of the
City 81 Montreal did their duty nobly
and akillfully.
THE Mrsxa oKEs.
The names Of those missing are: Pas
seugsrs: Samuel Kanfnnn, George Ar
mold, Samuel Mekee, kenaEd W0elson,
TupheF, Simon Rowley and 3.
kaohsineka. Crew: Henfy Fraser,
Charles Reads. William FEanney, Pat
rick Hughes (tFimmer). Charles Smith
Iinterpreterl Ina Thomas Wilbsrforoe
(ateWaRd).
The boats we're eight In numhsr, and |
consisted Of four lifs-boass and four |
Dinnaces. These we're launched and |
stocked with provisions. The flames |
'pread with aeFoenesss and efforts 70 |
Iuench them wers found futile.
KRIaKTxxKD But onDxRLx.
Ats 10. m. the passengers were mar
,halled en deck, preparatory 10 enter
ng the boats. Many were greatly /
but on the whole they weEs
Iuiet and orderly. The family groups /
presented Q eiaht pllifui ta sas, as they |
1uddled IN feas and trembling. There |
Ras q heavy SEQ raining, and IL vas
With difficulty the boats were kept from
being smashed. The crew worked
Ipendidly, and the passengers we're
placed ID the boats % comparatively
IhoEt time. How the boats hosted with
heir leads IL Q mystery. As the last
,oat was putting oa, several passengers
md members Of the crew we're seen aft.
they had been overlooked and were
20 the bosss 30 return. They
we're subsequently bravely rescued, half |
lead from smoke and heat.
rn MAsrs on a SNIP
We're seen on the horizon, but ten hours
,laused before it came near.
The steamer was worth $500, ,0o0. The
insurance Is not knoWE. The cargo /
sss pEinsipaliy lard, cotton and ell.
rhe vessel was used for hrst-class
raVeI. she lad made ia voyages.
captain Land has been IN the service
4 The line for twenty ave years. and is
one OF the NEST careful of
rams Atlantic captains. No one here
.as an idea how the FIRE broke out.
REPonF from CAPTAIN LAND.
QuExzsTowE, AnR. 19.-Osptain Land,
Of the City OF Montreal,
makes the following report:
''On the l0th instant the wind was
north 70 north westerly. About 3 o'clock
u she evening OF that day, hse was dis
severed ln the after hatch, among some
,otton. The Gre hose vas ct once con-
oeeted, and streams OF water we're /
ooured down upon sho flames. Annihi- |
laiors and hand grenade hre extinRuiah-
pFs vere freely used. The are, however,
overcome all saoFts 10 suppress Il and
spread over the upper and lower decks. |
The ship vas deemed from the begin
pinR Of the Ere, and The boats had been |
prepared and proviaioneo
"At s o'clock on the morning Of the |
llth inst flames burst through the after |
hatohes. The boats were lowered.
THKnE WAS m0H SEA
Al ,he time, and this caused much dif-
IDENTITY. The women and children we're
arwt ma on board the boats, and the
mals passengers and crew were en-
harkad afterward. Laok Of time pre-
Ventsd the manning Of the boats With
theiF respective crews, the men being
compelled 20 oenttnne until the iase mo-
ment the work Of keeping the flames
down. All TIE boats left the ship SAFE.
IL, bot By an unfortunate oyefsiehe
twentV people were lett aboard The
buFnins vessel, boat No. 3 returned and
took a ak Of the number. Boat No. q
viii the fourth ofhesF, sook on "x
moFe.
A RaRK Was FEzn IMPORTED
AuuroaehIpa, and wheH all 90 The bcats
~ put their people aboard hef they
Sssu rnod and took Of those remaining
IN tAa huTninQ steamer. II was found
shat hoat No. was missing. She was
se~n 10 p1e herself before The Wind
whea ahe left The ship. asinR Der oars
IN snppoFe Of sAiis. Size ran aWaE ffom
he vessel, In direct dissSedtance 70 the
Captains orders
KyEnXnoDI aREHT zRH HIaHg
Aboard he German barb TFabauh Cap
tain Saheel, from Charleston. 5uly sttns
for Lon don; and an we're tnen trans
ferxd 10 The YoEk CitF, uhteh s,Ayeo
hy through tie ntRht and talniy ssafeo-
"a for tha MISSING ones.'
aAxouzxR on TMxn aAEKrx.
CAPTAIN Land sAys Be is san9ufns
shsa ske peopls IN boAt No. 8 are saved,
a. ne ncciAeat occurred tn the track Of
ssmMr,aFs hoand easl and WeeA